BCV vs. KTF, HQL, MCI, SOR, PPT, MIY, MHN, PMO, ASG, and RFI
Should you be buying Bancroft Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bancroft Fund include DWS Municipal Income Trust (KTF), Abrdn Life Sciences Investors (HQL), Barings Corporate Investors (MCI), Source Capital (SOR), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), BlackRock MuniYield Michigan Quality Fund (MIY), BlackRock MuniHoldings New York Quality Fund (MHN), Putnam Municipal Opportunities Trust (PMO), Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG), and Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund (RFI). These companies are all part of the "investment offices, not elsewhere classified" industry.
Bancroft Fund (NYSE:BCV) and DWS Municipal Income Trust (NYSE:KTF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Bancroft Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. DWS Municipal Income Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%.
In the previous week, DWS Municipal Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Bancroft Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for DWS Municipal Income Trust and 0 mentions for Bancroft Fund. DWS Municipal Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Bancroft Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that DWS Municipal Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Bancroft Fund has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DWS Municipal Income Trust has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
22.4% of Bancroft Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.7% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of Bancroft Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DWS Municipal Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
DWS Municipal Income Trust received 112 more outperform votes than Bancroft Fund when rated by MarketBeat users.
Summary
DWS Municipal Income Trust beats Bancroft Fund on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
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